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Social and Behavioral Sciences

2014

Integration

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Multinational R&D In China: Differentiation And Integration Of Global R&D Networks, Jian Wang, Zheng Liang, Lan Xue May 2014

Multinational R&D In China: Differentiation And Integration Of Global R&D Networks, Jian Wang, Zheng Liang, Lan Xue

Jian Wang

Based on case study on multinational R&D centres in China, this paper views the central task of corporate R&D globalisation as: Differentiating R&D units to take advantage of local specific resources and integrating R&D efforts in multiple locations to achieve the whole corporations goals. Four differentiated R&D units are identified: the technology competence unit, the system competence unit, the assignment unit, and the support unit. These four units form a complete functional R&D network. Three main driving resources, that is, technology strength, human capital, and the market, are investigated, as well as their relationships to different types of R&D. Control, …

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Innovation And Economic Education: An Integration, Eduardo Pol Feb 2014

Innovation And Economic Education: An Integration, Eduardo Pol

Eduardo Pol

Almost everyone agrees on the importance of educating a broad spectrum of the public about economics and business. It has been suggested by experts in economic education that universities should place greater emphasis on economics as a general education. The present paper develops a proposal to integrate innovation into elementary economic education that business faculties might use to enrich their general economic education offerings. We believe the proposal can be implemented through the design of a new subject - which may be called the 'Creative Economy' - supported by a method of teaching and learning by successive approximations. The study …

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